INDIGO™
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INDIGO
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Owner’s manual
Version 2.0.1
Windows ME/2000/XP
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Important Safety Instructions
WARNING: Listening to audio at high volumes over headphones can cause
hearing damage. Please be careful to limit the volume level of your Indigo
while listening through headphones.
1. Read Instructions - Be sure to read all of the safety and operating
instructions before operating this product.
2. Retain Instructions - The safety instructions and owner's manual should be
retained for future reference.
3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on your Echo product and in the Owner's
Manual should be followed.
4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed.
5. Moisture - Do not install or operate your Echo product near sources of
water or moisture such as sinks, damp basements, leaky roofs, etc.
6. Heat - Your Echo product should be situated away from sources of heat
such as heaters or radiators.
7. Power Sources - This unit should be operated only from the type of power
source indicated in this documentation or on your Echo product. If you are
unsure about the type of power at your location, contact your local power
company.
8. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this unit yourself, as opening the case
will damage your Indigo and void your warranty. All servicing should be
referred to qualified service personnel.
9. Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this unit and refer it to a qualified
service technician when any of the following occur:
a) Objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the unit
b) The product has been exposed to rain or water
c) The product stops operating normally
d) The product has been dropped or damaged in any way
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Limited Warranty
Echo Digital Audio Corporation warrants this product, when purchased at an Authorized Echo Dealer in the United
States of America or directly from Echo, to be free of defects in materials and manufacturing workmanship for a
period of one year from the date of original purchase. During the warranty period Echo shall, at its option, either
repair or replace any product that proves to be defective upon inspection by Echo. Final determination of warranty
coverage lies solely with Echo. Echo reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair, and reserves the right
to change or improve the design of the product at any time without notice.
This is your sole warranty. Echo does not authorize any third party, including any dealer or sales representative, to
assume any liability on behalf of Echo or to make any warranty for Echo.
Service and repairs of Echo products are to be performed only at the factory (see below) unless otherwise authorized
in advance by the Echo Service Department. Unauthorized service, repair or modification will void this warranty.
To obtain factory service:
Contact Echo Digital Audio Corporation at (805) 684-4593, 9AM to 4PM Monday through Friday (Pacific Time).
If necessary, you will be given a return authorization number. Products returned without an RA number will be
refused. Echo may, at its option, require proof of the original date of purchase in the form of a dated copy of the
original authorized dealer’s invoice or sales receipt. Pack the product in its original shipping carton and attach a
description of the problem along with your name and a phone number where Echo can contact you if necessary.
Ship the product insured and freight prepaid to:
Echo Digital Audio Corporation
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
Echo makes no other warranties, express, implied, or otherwise, regarding Echo products, and specifically disclaims
any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The exclusion of implied warranties is not
permitted in some states and the exclusions specified herein may not apply to you. This warranty provides you with
specific legal rights. There may be other rights that you have which vary from state to state.
In no event will Echo be liable for any lost profits, or for any consequential, direct or indirect damages, however
caused and on any theory of liability, arising from this warranty and sale.
©2003 by Echo Digital Audio Corporation
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Table of contents
Limited Warranty....................................................................................................3
Table of contents ......................................................................................................4
Introduction..............................................................................................................6
Box contents..............................................................................................................6
System Requirements ..............................................................................................6
Installation................................................................................................................7
Driver installation..................................................................................................7
Hardware installation............................................................................................8
Windows default audio playback device................................................................9
Professional audio software ................................................................................10
Virtual Outputs......................................................................................................11
Console3..................................................................................................................12
Running the Console............................................................................................12
Console Window ..................................................................................................13
Bus select (Indigo dj only) ...................................................................................14
Master Output Bus Control..................................................................................14
Analog Inputs (Indigo io only)............................................................................15
Playback Strips ....................................................................................................16
Adjusting Playback Volume.................................................................................16
Console Sessions..................................................................................................17
Console Settings...................................................................................................18
Driver tab .........................................................................................................18
Locking the sample rate...................................................................................18
Synchronize wave devices...............................................................................19
Console tab.......................................................................................................19
Load last session when console starts..............................................................19
Auto-save session when console exits.............................................................19
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Always on top ..................................................................................................19
About................................................................................................................20
Hot Keys...............................................................................................................21
Listening to Indigo.................................................................................................22
Registration.............................................................................................................23
Contacting Echo Customer Service......................................................................23
Appendix A: Multi-client audio FAQ ..................................................................24
Appendix B: An Introduction to Digital Recording...........................................26
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing Echo Digital Audio. We think you’ll find your Echo
Indigo product to be an extremely flexible, high-performance audio tool for your
Laptop.
Box contents
When you opened the box, you should have found the following:
• An Indigo, Indigo io, or Indigo dj CardBus adapter
• A CD-ROM containing:
• Windows Me/2000/XP driver
• Mac OS X driver
• .PDF Users Guide
• Quick Start guide
• A six foot audio connection cable (Indigo io & dj only)
System Requirements
In order to enjoy your Indigo product on a Windows-based laptop, you’ll need the
following:
• A laptop computer running Windows Me, 2000, or XP with a Type II
CardBus slot
• A minimum 128Mb of RAM (256Mb highly recommended)
• Peripheral audio equipment, such as headphones, studio monitors,
microphones, musical instruments, etc.
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Installation
Complete installation consists of installing the Windows driver into your system,
installing the CardBus card and, if necessary, installing professional audio
software.
Driver installation
Before you can use your Indigo product in your laptop computer, you will need to
install the driver.
To install the driver, just insert the Echo Indigo CD-ROM into your laptop. The
Main Install Window should automatically appear; if it does not, go to My
Computer and double-click on your CD-Rom drive. Now, select “Install Windows
Driver,” and follow the on-screen directions.
Please note that Indigo, Indigo io, and Indigo dj work with Windows Me, 2000,
and XP; previous versions of Windows are not supported.
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Hardware installation
Once the driver is installed, insert your Indigo product into your laptop. Simply
insert the card into any available CardBus slot. It’s OK to insert the card while
your computer is turned on.
Windows should detect that you have installed new hardware. Follow the onscreen directions; your Indigo product should be automatically recognized. For
Windows XP, you should select the option “Install the software automatically.”
Note:
Microsoft; for Windows 2000 and XP, you will need to confirm that you
want to install an unsigned driver.
Once the hardware is installed, a small “Safely Remove Hardware” icon will
appear in the system “tray” (usually on the lower right-hand side of the screen). In
addition, the blue power indicator on your Indigo will light up.
this version of the WDM driver has not been digitally signed by
The “Safely remove hardware” icon
If you want to remove the card with your computer turned on, the card must first
be disabled. To do this, click on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the tray,
and select “Safely remove Echo Indigo”. You will get a message when it is safe to
remove it. Failure to disable the card before removing it could potentially damage
the card or the computer.
If you purchased an Indigo io or Indigo dj, you also received a 6 foot cable with
RCA and 1/4" connectors. Now would be a good time to use this cable to connect
your Indigo product to your other audio gear, and to connect a set of headphones.
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Windows default audio playback device
Your Indigo product will automatically be set up as the default Windows audio
playback device. To confirm or change this, you need to access the “Sounds and
Audio Devices” control panel. The following examples are for the original Echo
Indigo product, but apply to Indigo io and Indigo dj as well.
Simply select “Start/Control Panel” and open the “Sounds and Audio Devices”
control panel. Then, select the “Audio” tab. If you just installed the hardware, you
should see “Indigo 1-2 Virtual Out” as the default playback device:
If you aren’t hearing any audio out of your Indigo, you can use this control panel to
make sure that Indigo is selected as your default playback device.
These directions are for Windows XP; accessing this control panel under other
versions of Windows will be slightly different.
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